Premier League: Manchester City vs Aston Villa match preview

Defending Premier League champions Manchester City currently trail Liverpool by six points after nine matches in the Premier League this season. Pep Guardiola's side have lost two games this season and will look to bag all three points as they play newly promoted Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Aston Villa have 11 points from nine games and will be the underdogs when they take on the defending champions on Saturday. Here is our take on both teams along with the predicted line-up for Manchester City vs Aston Villa. 

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Premier League: Pep Guardiola and Co. will hope to bag all three points against Villa 

Manchester City have won their last nine Premier League home games against Aston Villa by an aggregate score 30-4. The last time that City lost to Villa was back in April 2007 by a 0-2 scoreline. Aston Villa have failed to score in their last seven meetings with Manchester City in the Premier League. Dean Smith will hope that club captain Jack Grealish will step up and take the lead against City when both teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Will Sergio Aguero and Co. take all three points or will they suffer another defeat this season?

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Manchester City predicted line-up
Ederson Moraes (GK), Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus.

Aston Villa predicted line-up
Tom Heaton (GK), Frederic Guilbert, Bjorn Engels, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett, Marvelous Nakamba, Conor Hourihane, John McGinn, Anwar El Ghazi, Jack Grealish, Wesley.
 

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